Ep349: Deep Dive Into Magick - Alex W
Alex W is a long term practitioner of Zen, Pragmatic Dharma, and Western Occultism.
Available on Youtube, iTunes, SoundCloud & Spotify – search ‘Guru Viking Podcast’.
Alex takes a deep dive into the world of magick to compare esoteric systems from around the world including Western Occultism, Tibetan Buddhism, Indian Tantric and Goddess systems, Santeria and more.
Alex gives a history of the development of Western Occultism, exploring the Egyptian mysteries, Neoplatonism, Catholic mysticism, Kabbalah, Shi’ism, Wicca, the Golden Dawn, Thelema, Chaos Magic and beyond.
Alex discusses esoteric techniques such spellcraft, opening the psychic senses, working with entities, mantra, yantra, alchemy, astrology, and divination. He considers the tension between natural talent and practiced skill, reviews strategies for protection against curses and entity oppression, and recounts his own path as a practitioner of the occult.
00:00 - Intro
01:09 - History of magick
06:08 - Christianity as a reinterpretation of Egyptian mysteries of Osiris
06:40 - Syncretism of the Golden Dawn
08:48 - Thelema
09:50 - English vs French magick
11:10 - Wicca
12:55 - Chaos Magic
16:04 - Belief and manifestation
19:26 - Theory vs practice
20:52 - Neoplatonism
22:54 - Kabbalah
29:09 - Shi’ism, Sufism, and the Church fathers
30:42 - Renaissance
32:36 - Not superstition?
33:53 - Alex’s magick path
35:32 - Training under Alan Chapman
38:21 - Scrying and the Holy Guardian Angel
40:10 - What is the HGA?
46:04 - The real initiation of Western Occultism
47:37 - Santeria and spirits
51:16- Exploring the Renaissance grimoires
54:56 - Catholic mysticism, angels, and saints
56:25 - Spellcraft
57:25 - Hinduism and Buddhist magick
01:03:33 - Mantra
01:07:29 - Yantras and Indo-European astrology
01:10:15 - Tantra as a ritual process to effect change and invoke spirits
01:11:34 - Ramnath Aghori Baba
01:12:51 - How Goddess traditions work
01:19:13 - Initiated by Kālī and the Dark Feminine
01:25:21 - Opening the psychic senses
01:27:19 - Kālī, Chinnamastā, and the Dark Feminine
01:30:41 - Hecate
01:33:10 - Dark spirits, ḍākinīs, and the 64 yogis
01:37:19 - Network of friends
01:41:06 - Past lives
01:42:38 - Astrology
01:46:12 - Which practice is right for you?
01:47:42 - Alchemy
01:48:46 - Why practice magick?
01:53:14 - Divination and protection against curses
01:54:28 - 3 magickal self defence methods
02:02:10 - How common are curses?
02:05:26 - Why seek the Western Tradition?
02:12:08 - Indian vs Tibetan tantra
02:15:29 - Is magick well understood?
02:20:34 - Talent, lineage, and technique
02:22:44 - Crowley’s birthchart
02:27:32 - Alan & Duncan’s relationship
02:29:08 - Dangers
02:35:089 - Spiritual psychosis
02:37:50 - Devotion
Previous episodes with Alex W:
• https://www.guruviking.com/search?q=alex
Music ‘Deva Dasi’ by Steve James